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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
1
Reginald Vanderbilt will dress in velvet knickerbockers when presenting his sister Gladys to Count Szechenyi next Monday. The outfit, long worn by English high society at full dress events, follows a precedent set by King Edward in a moment of vanity.
Everett January 24 three firemen were injured and the Masonic Everett Hall building on Broadway between Chelsea and Cottage was destroyed in a spectacular fire. Hoseman Harry Neele of Engine 2 was cut about the head by falling debris while Hoseman Gus Nichols and Walter Garland of Engine 2 were overcome by smoke. Loss estimated at 65000 and fire brigade called from Malden and Chelsea to prevent spread.
Augusta by Cod lightship battles the gale as chains part and crew escaped. Plymouth schooners stranded. two more in jeopardy. Northern seas unleash six to eight foot tides and wreck fears rise. New York and Boston endure blizzard conditions. many vessels unable to sail. Brenton's Cove, Nantucket, and Virginia capes report distress. Rescue attempts falter as life patrol watches for wreckage.
Captain Edwin Leighton and his bride were wrecked on Lovell's Island while trying to enter Boston Harbor. The schooner Fortuna ran aground in a ferocious storm, the captain and wife clung to life amid mountains of surf. They were aided by soldiers at Fort Standish and ferried to safety after a perilous voyage ashore.
Joshua B. Webster, U S District Commander, seeks half of Everett B. Webster estate worth $2 000 000 in Boston. He alleges the testator not of sound mind and omits his father and half-brother Royal B. Webster from the will, which also cut off the former wife and left large bequests to the wives of two associates.
The Republic accuses former Mayor Fitzgerald of misstatements over the Finance Commission report on the health department. It defends Dr Durgin's service but warns against making him head if a single headed commission is created, calling him too old and cranky.
Salem reports an advisory board of prominent locals chosen by Mayor John F. Hurley. Members include former Mayor David M. Little, William H. Gove, Dan A. Donahue, author Kate Tannatt Woods, State Normal School principal J. Asbury Pitman, businessman Joseph I. Appleton, and Dr. Emile T. Poyrier. City Marshal William E. Hill was asked to resign and warned of suspension if not completed by noon tomorrow.
Count Szechenyi and his best Sriand will wear the red and gold Hungary uniform headed by top boots. Tomorrow there will be a full dress rehearsal of the wedding ceremony. Yesterday’s affair was a plain dress rehearsal. Vanderbilt home decorations will be artistic and elaborate with floral and electric touches. Poinsettias will be among the flowers. About 200 guests will attend the ceremony and 100 will attend the wedding breakfast served by Louis Sherry after the ceremony.
The will of the late Walter F. Baker Harvard student and clubman who died in Bogota New Jersey is being contested by his brother Edward F. Baker of Commonwealth Avenue. Five or six reasons are cited though not disclosed. The estate totals about 95 000 with the brother receiving 5000 and the brother’s children one third. Harvard College gets a third and Mrs Frank H Hurd of Bogota NJ another 10000 plus a share for her youngest daughter Natalie.
An old advertisement proclaims Fr Johns Medicine as a remedy for cold symptoms. It credits relief for throat and lung issues, presenting a concise health claim typical of patent medicine promotions from the era. Local patients are urged to consider this remedy for respiratory discomfort.
A mysterious woman watched proceedings in the Thaw trial courtroom. Rumored to be a Jerome witness, she arrived from Paris as Marion Roche Shakspere but refuses to confirm her identity. If Katherine Seers, a Florodora alumna, she may be called to testify to illuminate Evelyn Thaw with new details from stage life.
The trial stalled as three European doctors and a nurse, summoned to testify about Harry Thaw, were delayed by a snowstorm off the Adriatic coast, leaving the proceedings without key medical witnesses.
Washington reports fair and warmer conditions for eastern New York and New England this weekend with light to moderate winds from the west to southwest. Saturday will be fair and not as cold, followed by warmer Sunday, with snow in the north and rain or snow in the southern portion.
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